Drag-seine.



E. E. WOODFIELD.

DRAG SEINE.

APPLICATION FILED APB..24, 1914.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

www Y tend outwardly7 beyond the ends of the UNITED SIATES ERNEST E. WOODlIELD, OF ASTORIA, OREGON.

DRAG-SEINE l .llllthillf ASpecification of Letters Patent. Application led April 24, 1914.

Patented Aue'. 25, 1914.. serial No. 534.035.

a citizen oit' the United States. residing at irsi'oria. in the county of (Ilatsop and State oi Oregon. have invented certain new and useful linproveniente in Drag-Seines, of which the following is a specification.

il y invention relates to improvements in drag-seines and has particular reference to a dragseine provided with a. lower permanently longitudiiuilly full or loosel apron or extension. to engage with the bottom of a river or the like and readily conform to the curvature thereo'tl for preventing the passage ol fish between the lower longitudinal edge of the drag-seine and the bottoni of the river or the like, in operating the drag-seine, and ior preventing the dragseine from being unduly caught upon or by obstructions in or near the bottom of the river or the like.

An important object oi. the invention is to provide means of the above mentioned character, which are simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, strong, and durable.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of lthe following description.

ln the :ucoinpanying drawings `l'forniingz; a part oit this specification and in whieli like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, Figurel is a side elevation ol:l my improved drag-seine, shown in operative position, and, Fig. 2 is a Vertical transverse section through the saine.

lin the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred einbodi* nient of the invention, the numeral 5 designates the body portion. of the drag-seine, formed of a net of suitable mesh, as is custoinawry.

Secured to the upper edge of the body portion 5i, by any suitable means, is a longitudinal float-carrying line G, upon which is mounted floats 7, formed of corkor wood, as is customary. Secured to the lower part of the body portion 5 is a` second longitudinal line S, attached thereto by any suitable means. This line extends in substantially parallel relation to the upper line (53, as shown. The ends of the lines (i and 8 eX- body for a substantial distance, proportion 5 riding outwardly convergingportions 9. as

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The bodyv portion 5 extends downwardly beyond the lower longitudinal line t5 l'or a i substantial distan-fe. providing a permanently longitiulinrdly loose or full apron 1U, the lower longitudinal edge of which is adapted to engage uith the bottoni of the s river or the like and readily conform to the curvature thereof, to prevent lieb or the like from passing beneath the drag-seine. tjecured to lthe lower l nigitudinal edge of the apron l() by any suit-able means. is a sinkercarrying line ll. upon which are mounted sinkers or leads l2 suitably spaced. as shown. VAt its opposite ends, the sinkercarrying line 1l extends beyond the ends of they apron l0, providing portions 13 oonverging' outwardly, with the portionsf), as shown. The portions 9 and 13 are bound together at their outer ends.v as shown at il.

The longitul'linal lines G and S are oi' the saine length and are much shorter than the longitudinal sinker-earrying line ll, wl1ereby the l'iues G and 8 receive all of the strain or weight from the drag-seine, when in operation, so that the intermediate portion of the sinker-carrying line ll is longitudinally :full or loose, allowing the same to cause the lower longitudinal edge ot' the apron l() to readily contorni to irregular surfaces occurring at or near the bottoni of the river or the like, as clearly illustrated in Fie: l.

The portions 9, and 13 form bridles and are preferably provided with loops l5, for attachment with hauling lines, (not shown).

lu operation, the hauling lines are secured to the loops l5, and the drag-seines lowered in the river or the like, in the usual manner. The sinker-carrying line 1l causes the lower longitudinal edge ot the apron l0 to engage with the bottoni of the river, the saine being substantially longer than the lines G and S and remaining longitiu'liiially full or slack and causing the longitudinal edge of the apron l0 to readily contorni to the irregularities occurring near or at the bottoni of the river. The float-carrying line 6 remains at the surface of the water and i travels along the saine as the drag-seine is removed, in the usual manner.

It is to be understood that the forni of my invention herewith shown and described I' is to be taken as a preferred example of the saine, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of thc invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I-Iaving described elainizl. A drag-seine comprising a body portion, a plurality of longitudinally extending lines connected with the body portion and spaced laterally for a substantial distance with the lower part oi said body portion extending downwardly beyond the lower line for a substantial distance to pro,h

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vide a bottoni-engaging apron, and a line 3. A drag-seine Comprising a body portion, a float-carrying longitudinal line cured to the body portion near its upper longitudinal edge and extending beyond the opposite ends thereof for a substantial distance, an intermediate longitudinal line secured to the body portion at a point spaced a substantial distance from the float-carrying line and extending beyond the opposite ends of the body portion for a substantial distance and being of substantially the saine length as the float-carrying line with its ends secured to the ends thereof, a longitudinally loose apron depending from the body p uion and extending downwardly beyond the lower line for a substantial distance, and a sinlzer-carrying line substantially longer than either of the first named lines and secured to the apron near the free edge thereof with its opposite ends secured to the ends of the irst named lines.

In testimony whereof I aiix rny signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST E. WOODFIELD.

Witnesses FRANK SriT'rLn, STELLA SPEDDEN. 

